As a fan of Cork’s Sunday brunch (where mimosas and bellinis are complimentary), it’s going on my list of places to check out.

Reach the restaurant at (480) 779-8646 or bldchandler.com if you want to know more.

In other dining thoughts, we’ve got out-of-town company at the Zajac household, and dinner out is in order.

Thanks to putting together the Get Out section, I’m rarely at a loss for ways to entertain visitors, but there’s one thing I’m still struggling with: Where, oh where, do you go for a truly special-occasion dinner in the East Valley?

I was hoping a quick scan of EastValleyTribune.com’s Best of East Valley section would yield an answer, but the winner in that category — D’Vine Bistro and Wine Bar — is already on our list for pop-in drinks and small plates, not the kind of big-deal, celebration dinner I’m going for.

Plenty of restaurants come to mind if I want to go to Scottsdale or Phoenix. But I don’t. We haven’t lived here all that long, and we really want to show our guests what our new home — the East Valley — is all about. And we’d really like a locally owned place, not a chain.

So, given those parameters, where would you go? I’d love to find out where you guys — my neighbors! — go to celebrate the milestones in your lives. Please email me your tips, or leave your suggestions online in the comments section following this write up. I’d appreciate it.